Ideas and perspectives: How sediment archives can improve model projections of marine ecosystem change
Isabell Hochfeld,Ben A. Ward,Anke Kremp,Juliane Romahn,Alexandra Schmidt,Miklós Bálint,Lutz Becks,Jérôme Kaiser,Helge W. Arz,Sarah Bolius,Laura S. Epp,Markus Pfenninger,Christopher A. Klausmeier,Elena Litchman,and Jana Hinners
Marine ecosystem models (MEMs) are valuable for assessing the threats of global warming to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, but their predictions vary widely. We argue that MEMs should consider evolutionary processes and undergo independent validation. Here, we present a novel framework for MEM development using validation data from sediment archives, which map long-term environmental and evolutionary change. Our approach is a crucial step towards improving the predictive power of MEMs.
Marine ecosystem models (MEMs) are valuable for assessing the threats of global warming to...